One important safety issue in automotive industry is the efficient cooling of brake system. This research work aims to introduce an optimized cooling vane geometry to enhance heat removal performance of ventilated brake disks. The novel idea of using airfoil vanes is followed as the basis of this investigation (Nejat et al., 2011, “Heat Transfer Enhancement in Ventilated Brake Disk Using Double Airfoil Vanes,” ASME J. Therm. Sci. Eng. Appl., 3(4), p. 045001). In order to perform the optimization technique efficiently, an integrated shape optimization process is designed. According to the aerodynamic and heat transfer considerations, first an appropriate airfoil is selected as the base profile to be optimized. For the shape modification purpose, a curve parameterization method named class shape transformation (CST) is utilized. The control parameters defined in CST method are then established as the geometrical design variables of an improved territorial particle swarm optimization (TPSO) algorithm. In order to overcome the potential bottleneck of high computational cost associated with the required computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based function evaluations, TPSO algorithm is coupled with a predictive artificial neural networks (ANN), well trained with an input dataset designed based on the Taguchi method. The obtained profile shows an evident convective heat dissipation improvement accomplished mainly via airflow acceleration over the vanes, avoiding early flow detachment and adjusting the flow separation region at the rear part of the suction sides. The results also reveal the approaches by which such a superior performance is achieved by means of the modified surface curvatures.
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Heat Transfer Improvement in Automotive Brake Disks Via Shape Optimization of Cooling Vanes Using Improved TPSO Algorithm Coupled With Artificial Neural Network
Javid Karbalaei Mehdi,
Javid Karbalaei Mehdi
School of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: j.karbalaei@ut.ac.ir
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: j.karbalaei@ut.ac.ir
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Amir Nejat,
Amir Nejat
School of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: nejat@ut.ac.ir
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: nejat@ut.ac.ir
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Masoud Shariat Panahi
Masoud Shariat Panahi
School of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: mshariatp@ut.ac.ir
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: mshariatp@ut.ac.ir
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Javid Karbalaei Mehdi
School of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: j.karbalaei@ut.ac.ir
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: j.karbalaei@ut.ac.ir
Amir Nejat
School of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: nejat@ut.ac.ir
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: nejat@ut.ac.ir
Masoud Shariat Panahi
School of Mechanical Engineering,
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: mshariatp@ut.ac.ir
College of Engineering,
University of Tehran,
Tehran 111554563, Iran
e-mail: mshariatp@ut.ac.ir
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS. Manuscript received November 2, 2016; final manuscript received May 22, 2017; published online August 28, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Giulio Lorenzini.
J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. Feb 2018, 10(1): 011013 (14 pages)
Published Online: August 28, 2017
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Received:
November 2, 2016
Revised:
May 22, 2017
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Karbalaei Mehdi, J., Nejat, A., and Shariat Panahi, M. (August 28, 2017). "Heat Transfer Improvement in Automotive Brake Disks Via Shape Optimization of Cooling Vanes Using Improved TPSO Algorithm Coupled With Artificial Neural Network." ASME. J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. February 2018; 10(1): 011013. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036966
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